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Annual report 2006/2007 Tackling bullying in Renfrewshire
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Tackling Bullying in Renfrewshire is our policy on preventing and dealing with bullying in our schools.
Tackling Bullying in Renfrewshire (warning, pdf may take some time to download due to the large file size - 432KB)
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The policy stresses the importance of involving the whole school community - pupils, parents and all the staff in the school. So if you or your child have a concern about bullying you should speak to someone at school. It can be the headteacher, the class teacher, a classroom assistant, or in some schools, a buddy or playground friend that is an older pupil. The important thing is to speak to someone who can help change things. That is most likely to be someone at school.
April 2008 update: Respectme (Scotland's Anti-Bullying Service) have been reviewing local authorities anti-bullying policies. They have published the comments below in relation to the Renfrewshire Council policy:
'Overall this is an excellent example of a thorough policy and strategy to combat bullying in Renfrewshire Schools and the guidance is head and shoulders above other local authority guidance that has been reviewed to date'.
The customer support manager helps schools to implement our policy and can be contacted by:
phone: 0141 842 5593 or
email: schoolsupport@renfrewshire.gov.uk
You can find information on the websites of the Anti-Bullying Network and of Respectme, Scotland's new anti-bullying service.
The charity Childline receives more calls about bullying than any other subject. You can call their bullying line on freephone 0800 44 11 11. It is open from 3.30pm to 10pm Monday to Friday and 2pm to 8pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Advice for parents is available from ParentLine on 0800 800 2222.
